Rothes
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Red Scottish Gaelic Ràthais |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 32 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1252 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | ABERLOUR | ||
| ZIP code section | AB38 | ||
| prefix | 01340 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Moray | ||
| British Parliament | Moray | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Moray | ||
Rothes ( Gaelic : Rathais) is a town in the Moray region of Scotland . It is located about 60 km east of Inverness and 70 km northwest of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Spey . Rothes was founded in 1766 on the site of an older settlement. In 2011 Rothes had 1252 inhabitants. The ruins of Rothes Castle , which date back to the 13th century, are located in the center of the village above the Glen Spey distillery .
Rothes is located in the important Speyside whiskey region . The active whiskey distilleries Speyburn , Glen Grant , Glenrothes and Glen Spey and the Caperdonich distillery, which was demolished in 2010, are located in Rothes .
Rothes in the Spey Valley
Glen Grant Distillery
Individual evidence
- ^ Rothes - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Entry on Rothes Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on the Speyburn distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Glen Grant distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Glenrothes distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Glen Spey distillery on maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Caperdonich distillery on maltmadness.com
Web links
Commons : Rothes - collection of images, videos and audio files
